Surface engineering for an enhanced photoelectrochemical response of TiO2 nanotube arrays by simple surface air plasma treatment†
Bo Yu,Zhilu Liu,Daoai Wang
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 09/25/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C5CC06454F
Abstract

A simple method to improve the photoelectrochemical performance of TiO2 nanotube arrays (NTs) by simple air plasma post-treatment is reported. The air plasma treated sample shows higher photocurrent density and incident photo current efficiency with high stability, about 3–4 times that of the pristine TiO2 NTs even after six months.

Graphical abstract: Surface engineering for an enhanced photoelectrochemical response of TiO2 nanotube arrays by simple surface air plasma treatment